Hook for shoe-laces and the like.



M. ROS NWASSER.

' HOOK FOR SHOE ACES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICQTION men OCT-26. 19x6.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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HOOK FOR SHOE-LACES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13,1917.

Applicationfiled October 26, 1916. Serial No. 127,761.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS ROSENWASSER, residing at Astoria, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks for Shoe-Laces and the like, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a hook for shoe laces or the like, and the particular object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and highly efficient hook of this nature.

A more detailed object is to provide a hook into which the shoe lace may be readily engaged, but from which it will be comparativel difiicult for the shoe lace to become accicfentally removed. I

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the'following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles, constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken asa part of this specification, and in which I have shown a merely preferred form of embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the subject matter of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a front'elevational view of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon the plane of line'IIIIII of Fig. 1, looking downwardly; and

Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view, looking upwardly.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description of the structure illustrated therein, the reference character L indicates the shank or body of the hook, and the reference character G indicates the head. The shoe lace is indicated at H.

The body L may be of any character or construction adapting it to retain the head in fixed position to the shoe or other article. Preferably, however, it is formed integral with the head and depends therefrom, being hollow and adapted to have its lower end portion spread outwardly, as at l, to grip portions of the shoe in a well known manner.

The head G may be roughly described as a rectangular block of material formed with a circular opening 2 horizontally transversely therethroughand with'a reduced slit 8 formed through the front thereof communicating with said opening. I

The slit 3 is intended to serve as an entry passage for the shoe lace or the like into the opening 2. The slit 3 is preferably of a less width than the thickness of the shoe lace, and the naturalcompressibility of the shoe lace is depended upon to facilitate entry of the shoe lace through the slit.

The opening 2 is of such size as toloosely receive the shoe lace, and the upper wall of the opening, as at 4, may be made quite thin so that the overhanging or hook-like portion 5 of the block is capable of slight spring movement relatively to the remainder of the block and for facilitating forced entry of' the shoe lace through the slit 8.

The width of the slit, being considerably less than the diameter of the opening 2, and being substantially midway in the height of saidopening, a pair of abrupt shoulder portions 6 are formed adjacent the slit. These shoulders stand approximately vertical and are disposed to be engaged by the shoe lace when tendency occurs for the-shoe lacetolmove through the slit. It becomesnecessary, therefore, that in order to pass the shoelace through theslit, a considerable force must be applied to the shoelace to cause it to become compressed to the desired extent for passing the shoulder 6. e

The walls of the outer portion of the slit are cut away or beveled to provide a pair of converging surfaces 7 leading toward the inner portion of the slit. When it is desired to insert the shoe lace through the slit 3, the walls 7 of the slit have a desirable wedgelike effect upon the shoe lace whereby the necessary compression of the shoe lace for passing into the opening 2 may be accomplished with comparative ease.

Furthermore, in order to guard against accidental detachment of the shoe lace the shoulders 6 preferably extend approximately the entire width of the head in a substantially straight line, as best seen in Figs. 3 and 4, ehe the height of the Slit is Substantially uniform throughout the Width of the head so that corners 8 are provided which will be encountered by the shoe lace. In inserting the shoe lace the Walls 7 lead to the corners 8 in substantially the same manner as they do to the remainder of the inner portion of the slit 3 and facilitate passage of the shoelace as above described.

As many changes could be madein this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

' Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V Y

1. A device ofthe class described, comprising a head having a shank adapting it to be attached to a shoe or similar article, said head having a transverse opening extending therethrough, and having two projecting portions which approach each other from opposite directions, thereby providing a slit leading into said opening.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a head having a shank adapting it 'to be attached to a shoe or similar article,

said head having a transverse opening extending therethrough, and having two projecting portions which approach each other from opposite directions, thereby providing 7 a slit leading into said opening, the outside walls of said pro ecting portions being inclined inwardly.

3. A device of the class described, com prising a head having a shank adapting it to be attached to a shoe or similar article, said head having a transverse opening extending therethrough, and having two projecting portions which approach each other :t'romppposite directions, thereby providing a slit leading into said opening, the inner walls of said projecting portions joining the walls of. said slit so as to provide'abrupt shoulders. a

4. A devioeof the class described, cornprising a head having a shank adapting it to to be attached to a shoe or similar article, said head having a transverse opening eX-- tending therethrough, and having two probe attached to a shoe or similar article, said jecting portions which approach each other 7 from opposite directions thereby providing a slitleading into said opening, the outside walls of said projecting portions being'inclined inwardly, and said shoulders continuing in a straight line. throughout approximately the entire width of the head.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a head having a shank adapting it to be attached to a shoe or similar article, said head having a transverse opening extending therethrough, and having two projecting portions which approach each other from opposite directions thereby providing a slit leading into said opening, a portion of said head adjacent one of said projecting portions being of reduced cross section to provide resiliency.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' MORRIS ROSENWVASSER. XVitnesses:

MORRIS WEINBERG, D. ARKIN.

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